Aluminium scrap: This week, China's aluminium scrap market price centre edged up alongside primary aluminium. As of September 10, SMM A00 aluminium prices closed at RMB 24,560 per tonne, up RMB 210 per tonne from RMB 24,350 per tonne last Thursday. Domestic aluminium scrap prices followed with...
From October 6 to 8, 2026, STEINERT will provide a comprehensive insight into the future of aluminium sorting. Closing the aluminium loop requires both high throughput and melt-ready quality. As demand for high-grade recycled aluminium continues to grow, STEINERT is advancing its sorting systems on...
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The Aluminium Packaging and Recycling Organisation (Alupro) will be using this year’s RWM show to promote the campaigns and programmes it runs on behalf of its members to promote the recycling of aluminium and all metal packaging. Visitors to the show are invited to drop by the Alupro stand, which...
Between R100-million and R200-million a year will flow into the scrap metals and recycling industry as a result of the conversion from tin-plated steel cans to aluminium cans, providing an additional 2 000 to 3 000 people a source of income from collecting and selling used cans, estimates South...
The 21st International Recycled Aluminium Conference is setting out to better the aluminium industry’s understanding of recycling by highlighting sustainable development, says Rio Tinto, product group Rio Tinto Alcan product stewardship director Jerome Lucaes. The conference from November 3 to 5 at...
Secondary aluminium alloy prices remained relatively steady over the past week, although a number of market participants said they had heard rumors of sellers beginning to give in to downward price pressure. “The automotive guys are still running hard despite prices being relatively stagnant over...
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is looking for a number of new local authorities to partner with and take advantage of its package of free support to educate households and promote the importance of recycling aluminium caps and closures. The ‘Leave Your Cap On’...
Prices in Brazil for aluminium scrap have risen sharply this month compared with August and are also up on the same period last year, according to a survey released by the Brazilian aluminium association, Abal. The most expensive class of secondary aluminium items in Brazil – scrap profile...
Aluminium scrap tightness in Europe is forcing rolling mills and extruders to source more units from primary metal for their plants. “Scrap availability is at a critical level across central Europe too: southern Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary,” one large buyer of aluminium units said. “Now we...
A new recycling campaign will make it easy for pet lovers living throughout the greater Evansville area to aid shelter animals through responsible recycling. CANS FOR PETS – an initiative sponsored by the Alcoa Foundation to increase the number of aluminum pet food cans recycled--is underway. “Cans...
Novelis Korea Limited, the Asia-Pacific operating unit of Novelis Inc., has won the South Korean Prime Minister’s 2013 Leading Resource Recycling Corporation Award. The award was presented at the Fifth Annual Resource Recycling Day, hosted by the Ministry of Environment at Hwaseong Temporary Palace...
The second annual Sustainability Report presents latest environmental, human, CSR, safety and training developments within Qatalum. Qatalum has released its second annual Sustainability Report. Entitled “Harnessing the Sustainable Potential of Aluminium”, it builds on actual field data collected at...
As one of the leading global beverage can makers, Rexam is committed to supporting recycling in its local communities. To that end, the Rexam Chicago office recently hosted its third annual "Cans for Cash recycling event to promote recycling and raise money for charity. Rexam partnered with United...
Key Stage Three pupils (11-14 year olds) are being invited to take up the Alu Design & Technology (D&T) Challenge, a national competition encouraging students to think about the importance of sustainable design, using aluminium. Returning for its second year the exciting competition is part of a...
In view of the upcoming discussions on the guidelines on Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes, the European Aluminium Industry (EAA) calls for a consistent approach at the EU and national level. The EAA has always been a strong proponent of an ambitious EU packaging recovery policy and more...
European secondary aluminium prices stayed flat on Friday September 13, as low London Metal Exchange prices continued to hinder any price increases that would otherwise spring from strong demand. “We thought prices would rise with increased demand, but they have remained stable for a long time,”...
A new curriculum, being developed by JASON Learning and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), will educate America's school children on the importance of recycling and the physics, chemistry and engineering behind it. "This partnership will show students how a career in science,...
UK aluminium scrap prices fell on Wednesday September 11, prompted by low London Metal Exchange prices that have shackled secondary aluminium and aluminium scrap prices throughout the summer. “There is no doubt that prices would be higher if not for low LME aluminium prices,” a secondary aluminium...
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is seeking local authority (LA) partners for its ‘You Can Leave Your Cap On’ campaign. The project, launched in association with British Glass and the European Aluminium Foil Association in July 2013, seeks to encourage householders to recycle...
Nespresso has extended its sustainability commitments in the Middle East with the launch of its first program to recycle its used aluminium capsules in the UAE. Thanks to this new recycling program, Nespresso Club Members and consumers will be able to easily return their used Nespresso capsules for...
